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{{Short description|Podcast about race and culture}}

{{About|the NPR outlet and podcast|the use of more than one language in speech|Code-switching}}

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'''''Code Switch''''' is a race and culture outlet and a weekly [[podcast]] from AmericanNational public radioPublic networkRadio ([[NPR]]), and an online outlet covering race and culture.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wang|first1=Shan|title=What does the intersection of race and culture sound like? NPR's Code Switch is looking for the right mix|url=http://www.niemanlab.org/2016/06/what-does-the-intersection-of-race-and-culture-sound-like-nprs-code-switch-is-looking-for-the-right-mix/|accessdate=4 August 4, 2016|work=Neiman Lab|date=June 2, 2016|archive-date=August 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804091813/http://www.niemanlab.org/2016/06/what-does-the-intersection-of-race-and-culture-sound-like-nprs-code-switch-is-looking-for-the-right-mix/|url-status=live}}</ref> ItCode Switch began in 2013 withas a [[blog]], asand wella asseries contributingof stories contributed to NPR radio programs. The Code Switch podcast launched in 2016.

The ''Code Switch'' podcast launched in 2016, hosted by [[Gene Demby]] and [[Shereen Marisol Meraji]]. In 2022, BA Parker joined the podcast as a co-host.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet B.A. Parker — our new co-host! |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/07/26/1113857106/meet-b-a-parker-our-new-co-host |website=npr.com |publisher=NPR |access-date=May 12, 2024 |date=July 27, 2022}}</ref> In 2020, in the wake of the [[George Floyd protests]], it became one of NPR's top ranked podcasts.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How NPR's 'Code Switch' Podcast Became a Hit Telling Stories "The Way They Needed to Be Told"|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-nprs-code-switch-podcast-became-a-hit-telling-stories-way-they-needed-be-told-1300714|access-date=August 2, 2020|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 27, 2020 |language=en|archive-date=August 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819012055/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-nprs-code-switch-podcast-became-a-hit-telling-stories-way-they-needed-be-told-1300714|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, it was named Apple's Podcast of the Year.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Bonifacic |first=Igor |date=Dec 1, 2020 |title='Code Switch' from NPR is Apple's podcast of the year |url=https://www.engadget.com/apple-best-podcasts-of-2020-213312088.html |access-date=Jan 31, 2024 |work=Engadget}}</ref>

==History==

''Code Switch'' was launched in 2013 with a $1.5 million grant from the [[Corporation for Public Broadcasting]]; it developed as a blog and contributed stories to a variety of NPR programs.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Grinapol|first1=Corinne|title=NPR's Code Switch Podcast Is Debuting at the End of the Month|url=http://www.adweek.com/fishbowldc/nprs-code-switch-podcast-is-debuting-at-the-end-of-the-month/156042|accessdate=4 August 4, 2016|work=FishbowlDC|date=May 10, 2016|archive-date=August 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819102934/http://www.adweek.com/fishbowldc/nprs-code-switch-podcast-is-debuting-at-the-end-of-the-month/156042|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Harvard University|Harvard]]'s [[Neiman Lab]] describes the project as "designed to increase coverage of race issues and reach out to new audiences" at NPR and affiliated media outlets.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|last1=Ellis|first1=Justin|title=Monday Q&A: NPR's Matt Thompson on Code Switch, covering race and culture, and developing a mobile audience|url=http://www.niemanlab.org/2013/05/monday-qa-nprs-matt-thompson-on-code-switch-covering-race-and-culture-and-developing-a-mobile-audience/|accessdate=25 August 25, 2016|work=Neiman Lab|date=May 13, 2013|archive-date=August 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827205828/http://www.niemanlab.org/2013/05/monday-qa-nprs-matt-thompson-on-code-switch-covering-race-and-culture-and-developing-a-mobile-audience/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The blog began publishing on April 7, 2013, with [[Gene Demby]]'s introductory essay "How Code-Switching Explains The World".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/04/08/176064688/how-code-switching-explains-the-world|title=How Code-Switching Explains The World|last=Demby|first=Gene|work=Code Switch|publisher=NPR|date=8 April 8, 2013|accessdate=5 September 5, 2016|archive-date=February 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212152602/https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/04/08/176064688/how-code-switching-explains-the-world|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/04/npr-launches-new-blog-covering-race-culture-and-ethnicity|title=NPR Launches New Blog Covering "Race, Culture and Ethnicity"|last=Parham|first=Jason|date=April 8, 2013|work=Complex|access-date=August 4, 2016|viaarchive-date=September 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919102432/http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/04/npr-launches-new-blog-covering-race-culture-and-ethnicity|url-status=live}}</ref>

The outlet's name refers to the linguistic phenomenon of [[code-switching]], when speaker moves between multiple languages or dialectics. Demby's introductory essay said the project construed the concept broadly, with the linguistic concept also serving as means of analyzing aspects of race and culture in identity: "Many of us subtly, reflexively change the way we express ourselves all the time. We're hop-scotching between different cultural and linguistic spaces and different parts of our own identities—sometimes within a single interaction."<ref>{{cite news|last1=G.|first1=R.L.|title=How black to be?|url=https://www.economist.com/blogs/johnson/2013/04/code-switching|accessdate=25 August 25, 2016|worknewspaper=The Economist|date=April 10, 2013|archive-date=August 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828123217/http://www.economist.com/blogs/johnson/2013/04/code-switching|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Content==

[[Harvard]]'s [[Neiman Foundation for Journalism|Neiman Lab]] described the ''Code Switch'' project as a "forward-thinking effort given the rapidly changing demographics in the U.S.[;] Code Switch has grown into a place where reporters tries to consider issues around race with nuance, whether that’sthat's the myth of the [[Color blindness (race)|colorblind]] [[Millennials|millennial]], or going deep on the hit [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musical [[Hamilton (musical)|''Hamilton'']]."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ellis|first1=Justin|title=Tasneem Raja on how NPR's Code Switch navigates the increasingly crowded race-and-culture beat|url=http://www.niemanlab.org/2015/10/tasneem-raja-on-how-nprs-code-switch-navigates-the-increasingly-crowded-race-and-culture-beat/|accessdate=4 August 4, 2016|work=Neiman Lab|date=October 5, 2015|archive-date=September 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160904003553/http://www.niemanlab.org/2015/10/tasneem-raja-on-how-nprs-code-switch-navigates-the-increasingly-crowded-race-and-culture-beat/|url-status=live}}</ref> The outlet has also drawn notice for reporting and commentary on topics ranging from sports<ref>{{cite news|last1=Prince|first1=Richard|title=Media Turn on the Olympics' 'Ugly American'|url=http://www.theroot.com/blog/journal-isms/media-turn-on-the-olympics-ugly-american/|accessdate=25 August 25, 2016|work=The Root|date=August 21, 2016|archive-date=August 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824082053/http://www.theroot.com/blog/journal-isms/media-turn-on-the-olympics-ugly-american/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[reality television]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Butler|first1=Bethonie|title='The Bachelor' and what we really mean when we say 'diverse'|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/03/16/the-bachelor-and-what-we-really-mean-when-we-say-diverse/|accessdate=25 August 25, 2016|worknewspaper=The Washington Post|date=March 16, March2016|archive-date=September 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916164534/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/03/16/the-bachelor-and-what-we-really-mean-when-we-say-diverse/|url-status=live}}</ref> to the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Prince|first1=Richard|title=CNN Hiring of Ex-Trump Aide Raises Ethical Concerns in Media|url=http://www.theroot.com/blog/journal-isms/cnns-hiring-of-ex-trump-aide-raises-ethical-concerns/|accessdate=25 August 25, 2016|work=The Root|date=June 26, 2016|archive-date=August 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827120919/http://www.theroot.com/blog/journal-isms/cnns-hiring-of-ex-trump-aide-raises-ethical-concerns/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Code Switch founder and reporter [[Kat Chow]] has also described the project as especially interested in the "second beat" of a story: "If there is breaking news, we want to take a step back and see what this actually means. What is there to report on that hasn’thasn't already been said?”"<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hallman|first1=Charles|title=Code Switch deepens race conversation on the airwaves|url=http://spokesman-recorder.com/2015/11/12/code-switch-deepens-race-conversation-airwaves/|accessdate=25 August 25, 2016|work=Minnesota Spokesman Recorder News Online|date=November 12, November2015|archive-date=September 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920020851/http://spokesman-recorder.com/2015/11/12/code-switch-deepens-race-conversation-airwaves/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Staff==

Team members have included [[Gene Demby]], who is lead blogger and cohosts the podcast<ref>{{cite web|title=NPR Launching Code Switch Podcast {{!}} Cision|url=http://www.cision.com/us/2016/05/npr-launching-code-switch-podcast/|website=Cision|date=May 23, May2016|access-date=August 4, 2016|archive-date=September 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918220044/http://www.cision.com/us/2016/05/npr-launching-code-switch-podcast/|url-status=live}}</ref> with reporter [[Shereen Marisol Meraji]]; [[Tasneem Raja]], senior digital editor;<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mullin|first1=Benjamin|title=Tasneem Raja named senior digital editor at NPR|url=http://www.poynter.org/2014/tasneem-raja-named-senior-digital-editor-at-npr/309207/|accessdate=4 August 4, 2016|work=Poynter|date=December 18, December2014|archive-date=August 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809031602/http://www.poynter.org/2014/tasneem-raja-named-senior-digital-editor-at-npr/309207/|url-status=live}}</ref> supervising senior producer [[Alicia Montgomery]];<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ragusea|first1=Adam|authorlink1author-link1=Adam Ragusea|title=Code Switch's Alicia Montgomery on leading conversations about race|url=http://current.org/2016/07/code-switchs-alicia-montgomery-on-leading-conversations-about-race/|accessdate=4 August 4, 2016|work=Current|date=July 14, 2016|archive-date=July 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715153507/http://current.org/2016/07/code-switchs-alicia-montgomery-on-leading-conversations-about-race/|url-status=live}}</ref> Matt Thompson<ref name=":0" /> and Kat Chow.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Steigrad|first1=Alexandra|title=NPR Tackles Race, Gender and Identity in America With Code Switch Podcast|url=http://wwd.com/media-news/fashion-memopad/npr-tackles-race-gender-identity-in-america-code-switch-podcast-10490079/|accessdate=4 August 4, 2016|work=WWD|date=July 14, July2016|archive-date=August 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806095238/http://wwd.com/media-news/fashion-memopad/npr-tackles-race-gender-identity-in-america-code-switch-podcast-10490079/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Podcast==

In May 2016, the ''Code Switch'' team launched a podcast by the same name.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Neyfakh|first1=Leon|title=The Fight for the Future of NPR|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/cover_story/2016/04/the_fight_for_the_future_of_npr_can_public_radio_survive_the_podcast_revolution.html|accessdate=25 August 25, 2016|work=Slate|date=April 10, April2016|archive-date=August 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825091015/http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/cover_story/2016/04/the_fight_for_the_future_of_npr_can_public_radio_survive_the_podcast_revolution.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Episodes are released weekly on Wednesdays.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jao|first1=Charline|title=Interview: Kat Chow and Shereen Marisol Meraji of NPR's Code Switch|url=http://www.themarysue.com/interview-npr-code-switch/|accessdate=4 August 4, 2016|work=The Mary Sue|date=June 15, 2016|archive-date=June 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620103449/http://www.themarysue.com/interview-npr-code-switch/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Guardian characterized the podcast as "courageous conversations."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Locker|first1=Melissa|title=Small Town Horror provides radio scares while Code Switch gets its own podcast|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/may/16/podcast-jon-hamm-small-town-horrors-npr-code-switch|accessdate=4 August 4, 2016|work=The Guardian|date=May 16, May2016|archive-date=August 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816120350/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/may/16/podcast-jon-hamm-small-town-horrors-npr-code-switch|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Wired (magazine)|''Wired'']] said ''Code Switch'''s July 14, 2016, episode "Black and Blue" offered "thoughtful conversation about race and policing."<ref>{{cite newsmagazine|title=5 Podcasts You Need to Hear to Get Through This Week|url=https://www.wired.com/2016/07/this-week-in-podcasts-july-18/|accessdate=5 August 5, 2016|workmagazine=Wired|date=July 18, 2016|archive-date=August 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805113805/http://www.wired.com/2016/07/this-week-in-podcasts-july-18/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Los Angeles Magazine]]'' said, "NPR’sNPR's 'Code Switch' began as a popular blog, but its evolution into a podcast seems natural...it explores issues of race, culture, and politics in a personal way that flourishes in an audio format."<ref name="LAM">{{cite news|last1=Abarbanel|first1=Aliza|title=5 Podcasts You Must Listen to This Summer|url=http://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/5-podcasts-must-listen-summer/|accessdate=5 August 5, 2016|work=Los Angeles Magazine|date=July 20, 2016|archive-date=July 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160727100146/http://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/5-podcasts-must-listen-summer/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Awards and reception==

In December 2020, ''Apple Podcasts'' announced that ''Code Switch'' had been selected as 'Show of the Year', marking the first time that Apple Podcasts recognized a single podcast of the year.<ref name=":1" />

''Code Switch'' won the [[Online News Association]] for best online commentary at a large outlet in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=2014 Awards {{!}} Online News Association|url=http://journalists.org/awards/2014-awards|website=journalists.org|publisher=Online News Association|accessdate=25 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913225504/http://journalists.org/awards/2014-awards/|archive-date=13 September 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2021, Code Switch won an Ambie Award for Best Society and Culture Podcast.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 WINNERS |url=https://www.ambies.com/2021winners |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107195300/https://www.ambies.com/2021winners |archive-date=November 7, 2021 |access-date=November 7, 2021 |website=The Ambies — Awards for Excellence in Audio |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2024, Code Switch won the Ambie Award for Best Scriptwriting, Non-fiction.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 26, 2024 |title=2024 Ambie Winners and Nominees |url=https://www.ambies.com/2024-nominees-and-winners#BestScriptwritingNonfiction |access-date=March 27, 2024 |website=The Ambie Awards}}</ref>

In 2015, the [[National Association of Hispanic Journalists]] awarded [[Shereen Marisol Meraji]] the "Radio, Feature News - Large Market" award for her ''Code Switch'' segment "Tandas".<ref>{{cite web|title=NAHJ Journalism Awards: Fusion Wins George Ramos "Chale" Investigative Award; CNN & ESPN top winners list|url=http://nahj.org/fusion-wins-george-ramos-chale-investigative-award-cnn-espn-top-winners-list/|website=nahj.org|publisher=National Association of Hispanic Journalists|accessdate=25 August 2016}}</ref>

In 2015, the [[National Association of Hispanic Journalists]] awarded [[Shereen Marisol Meraji]] the "Radio, Feature News -– Large Market" award for her ''Code Switch'' segment "Tandas".<ref>{{cite web|title=NAHJ Journalism Awards: Fusion Wins George Ramos "Chale" Investigative Award; CNN & ESPN top winners list|url=http://nahj.org/fusion-wins-george-ramos-chale-investigative-award-cnn-espn-top-winners-list/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922114028/http://nahj.org/fusion-wins-george-ramos-chale-investigative-award-cnn-espn-top-winners-list/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 22, 2015|website=nahj.org|publisher=National Association of Hispanic Journalists|accessdate=25 August 25, 2016}}</ref>

Despite generally positive reaction to the blog, some users complain about practices and policies on moderating comments.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lapin|first=Andrew|title=A year in, NPR's ''Code Switch'' still figuring out commenting|date=5 June 2014|work=Current|url=http://current.org/2014/06/a-year-in-nprs-code-switch-still-figuring-out-commenting-2/|accessdate=5 September 2016}}</ref>

''Code Switch'' won the [[Online News Association]] for best online commentary at a large outlet in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=2014 Awards {{!}} Online News Association |url=http://journalists.org/awards/2014-awards|website=journalists.org|publisher=Online News Association|accessdateurl-status=25dead August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913225504/http://journalists.org/awards/2014-awards/ |archive-date=September 13, September2016 |accessdate=August 25, 2016 |url-statuswebsite=deadjournalists.org |publisher=Online News Association}}</ref>

Despite generally positive reaction to the blog, some users complainin early years complained about practices and policies on moderating comments.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lapin|first=Andrew|title=A year in, NPR's ''Code Switch'' still figuring out commenting|date=5 June 5, 2014|work=Current|url=http://current.org/2014/06/a-year-in-nprs-code-switch-still-figuring-out-commenting-2/|accessdate=September 5, September2016|archive-date=June 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629114444/http://current.org/2014/06/a-year-in-nprs-code-switch-still-figuring-out-commenting-2/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2016 ''Los Angeles Magazine'' recommended the ''Code Switch'' podcast as one of "5 Podcasts You Must Listen to This Summer".<ref name="LAM"/>

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